Iran and Indonesia consider nuclear energy cooperation
The matter will be discussed during the upcoming visit to Teheran of Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla. The head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Iranian parliament said Teheran's nuclear research program was "totally different" from that of North Korea.
Teheran (AsiaNews) Iran and Indonesia are preparing to discuss possible cooperation in nuclear technology for "nonmilitary" purposes. The matter is likely to be tackled during a visit by Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla to Iran at the end of Ramadan, which finishes in the last week of October. Breaking the news, Iran's Ambassador Behrouz Kamal Vandi said collaboration for a "concrete" policy on nuclear cooperation will be discussed during the meeting in the context of several alternative energy sources. He said: "Nuclear energy is very important to the two countries to reduce their reliance on current sources of energy."
In May, Indonesia - which has defended Iran's right to pacific use of nuclear energy - announced its plans for a 1000-megawatt power plant, with Japanese and South Korean technology.
Meanwhile, Mahmoud Mohammadi, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Majlis (Iranian parliament), defended the pacific nature of his country's nuclear research program during the visit of an Iranian delegation to the European Parliament. He said it was "totally different" from that of North Korea. "Iran is not after nuclear weapons and is totally against development of weapons of mass destruction."
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